Clematis terniflora
(Sweet Autumn Virgin’s-bower)
Clematis terniflora, La Nana Trail, Nacogodoches, Nacagdoches Co. 3967
Clematis terniflora, La Nana Trail, Nacogodoches, Nacagdoches Co. 3973
Clematis terniflora, La Nana Trail, Nacogodoches, Nacagdoches Co. 3974
Clematis terniflora, La Nana Trail, Nacogodoches, Nacagdoches Co. 3981
Clematis terniflora, La Nana Trail, Nacogodoches, Nacagdoches Co. 3989
| Scientific Name | Clematis terniflora (Clematis dioscoreifolia) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CLTE4 |
| Common Name | Sweet Autumn Virgin's-bower | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18712 |
| Family | Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Garden escapee found on roadsides, thickets and edges of woods near creeks. Plant: High climbing vine with stems 10 ft. long or more. Leaves: Compound leaves with 3 to 5 leaflets, each triangular-ovate or broadly ovate; bases are rounded to cordate; up to to 2.6 inches long and 1.4 inches wide; terminal leaflet on a long petiolule; margins are entire; upper surfaces are smooth. Inflorescence: Clusters (compound cymes or cyme-like panicles) of 3 to 12 white flowers along stems arising from leaf axils; flowers have wide-spreading white sepals 0.4 to 0.6 inches long (2 to 3 times width) with hairy edges; about 50 stamens, 5 to 10 long, feathery pistils and broad, flat seed pods (achenes) outlined with rims. Bloom Period: July to September. References: Flora of North America and C. dioscoreifolia in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. Note: These images were taken in mid-November after the white sepals had dropped. Click here for images with the sepals. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
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